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unitedhealthcare. >>> a week ago, i was in japan. this program was broadcast out of there after we were covering the aftermath of the terrible earthquake and tsunami. with me, a team of abc correspondents. reporting on all the aspects of the unfolding tragedy. including the nuclear accident. when we returned, we gathered to discuss the stories we all didn't get chance to report on the air. you can find that conversation at abcnews.com, where you can always get the latest developments on japan and libya. and "world news with david muir" will have a full wrap of the day's events. and abc will have all the news across all the platforms. thank you for watching. i'll see you again next sunday. ay. >>> a powerful storm slams into the bay area overnight causing major power outages and the u.s. and coalition forces launch more air strikes over libya this morning. leader muammar khadafy is condemning the attack. join us next for the n ♪ have a good daisy ♪ eat well, live long ♪ have a good daisy, work out, get strong ♪ ♪ when you ne
unitedhealthcare. >>> a week ago, i was in japan. this program was broadcast out of there after we were covering the aftermath of the terrible earthquake and tsunami. with me, a team of abc correspondents. reporting on all the aspects of the unfolding tragedy. including the nuclear accident. when we returned, we gathered to discuss the stories we all didn't get chance to report on the air. you can find that conversation at abcnews.com, where you can always get the latest developments...
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and especially from japan. more americans die from pollution each year than all of the people killed from chernobyl and the radiation levels in japan are nothing like that. are we overstating the danger? >> i think you make a good point. the people in the united states u.s. territories are in no danger. it is unlikely they will be exposed to the danger. there is concern about u.s. citizens in japan and we are monitoring the situation closely. but we'll see what comes. and as i said, day-by-day, hour-by-hour the focus is on mitigation of this issue. >> chris: there are reports that tepco, the company that owned the property delayed this taking steps to control the crisis such as using seawater because it didn't want to destroy its property. first of all. is that true? and secondly, should tepco simply bury the reactors in sand and cement as the russians did in chernobyl? would that solve the problem. in. >> first, i don't know the exact ronology. cooling with see water is the right decision. once you use the sea
and especially from japan. more americans die from pollution each year than all of the people killed from chernobyl and the radiation levels in japan are nothing like that. are we overstating the danger? >> i think you make a good point. the people in the united states u.s. territories are in no danger. it is unlikely they will be exposed to the danger. there is concern about u.s. citizens in japan and we are monitoring the situation closely. but we'll see what comes. and as i said,...
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the scale of the tragedy is staggering, but japan will recover. japan will not stand alone. it has not stood alone. we in the u.s. are close friends with japanese people and i'm very proud of how our country has responded to this crisis and proud of how the nuclear regulatory commission staff has responded. the staff has demonstrated expertise and selflessness of the last 10 days. i applaud their outstanding efforts. the commission will receive an update on the nuclear situation in japan. there will be important lessons learned from the fukushima plant. this meeting of the first of many as we engage to understand the issues and address those issues to ensure the safety of u.s. nuclear power plants. i look forward to working with my partners on the commission to do so. >> thank you. >> thank you, mr. chairman. this is an important meeting. i want to join my colleagues and sending my personal sympathies to the people of japan. the consequences and loss of life are devastating. our thoughts and prayers are with all. i would like to commend the chairman, the executive director o
the scale of the tragedy is staggering, but japan will recover. japan will not stand alone. it has not stood alone. we in the u.s. are close friends with japanese people and i'm very proud of how our country has responded to this crisis and proud of how the nuclear regulatory commission staff has responded. the staff has demonstrated expertise and selflessness of the last 10 days. i applaud their outstanding efforts. the commission will receive an update on the nuclear situation in japan. there...
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the story in japan. cbs's "60 minutes" correspondent scott pelley is in our tokyo bureau this morning. scott, bring us up to date on the latest. >> the death count, it was announced today here in japan, has been confirmed so far at 8,000 with something on the order of 15,000 missing. so the country is preparing itself at this point for a total death count from the tsunami of about 20,000 people. >> schieffer: scott, what's the latest on those reactors? >> well, it's still a fight out there, bob. there has not been a new release of radioactive steam in the last day or so. but the four reactors are still overheating. one american official working here told us that the japanese have done a great job of getting water cannons in there. they put 2,700 tons of water on one of the reactors in the last 24 hours, but that is still not keeping it quite cool enough. and the pressure has been building in that reactor. that's going to be a fight for quite some time. >> schieffer: you were up there about 20 miles from
the story in japan. cbs's "60 minutes" correspondent scott pelley is in our tokyo bureau this morning. scott, bring us up to date on the latest. >> the death count, it was announced today here in japan, has been confirmed so far at 8,000 with something on the order of 15,000 missing. so the country is preparing itself at this point for a total death count from the tsunami of about 20,000 people. >> schieffer: scott, what's the latest on those reactors? >> well, it's...
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. >> i want to turn to japan. another crisis that e president is facing, of course what the japanese are dealing with. here are some of the latest facts to emerge out of the disaster, the death toll now upwards of 8,100, still so many missing. and the number of missing, well over 12,000. some signs of hope, though, incredible images coming out of japan early today as there were incredible rescues of a teenager as well as an 80-year-old grandmother who was stuck inside of her house. thankfully, those two people were rescued. but, senator levin, as the nuclear emergency continues in japan, there are real questions about the future of nuclear power in this country. after three mile island back in 1979 as a young zpat senator you called on a moratorium for six months on nuclear power plants in the united states. should that hold true now? >> well, i think there ought to be a period here where all of our nuclear plants are tested very, very carefully to make sure that they are safe and to make sure that this cannot hap
. >> i want to turn to japan. another crisis that e president is facing, of course what the japanese are dealing with. here are some of the latest facts to emerge out of the disaster, the death toll now upwards of 8,100, still so many missing. and the number of missing, well over 12,000. some signs of hope, though, incredible images coming out of japan early today as there were incredible rescues of a teenager as well as an 80-year-old grandmother who was stuck inside of her house....
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activists insist japan is sending the u.s. a painful message. >> in japan before march 11th people said we'll never have a 9.0. we need to do better than that. we have a wakeup call here. >> reporter: indian point's operators insist it's safe, well protected from even a terrorist attack, and built to sustain the strongest earthquakes anticipated for the area. despite all of that, opponents say nature's unpredictability makes a nuclear plant here just not worth the risk. ron allen, nbc news, buchanan, new york. >>> we are back in a moment with a troubling question a lot of people are asking after the events of the past several days. >>> finally tonight, after the unrelenting and literally world-changing news of the past nine or so days, a question many of us have been asking, now perfectly captured on the cover of "newsweek" magazine out tomorrow, against the backdrop of a cresting wave, the words "apom lips now: tsunamis, earthquakes, nuclear meltdowns, revolutions, economies on the brink, what the blank is next?" we wish we c
activists insist japan is sending the u.s. a painful message. >> in japan before march 11th people said we'll never have a 9.0. we need to do better than that. we have a wakeup call here. >> reporter: indian point's operators insist it's safe, well protected from even a terrorist attack, and built to sustain the strongest earthquakes anticipated for the area. despite all of that, opponents say nature's unpredictability makes a nuclear plant here just not worth the risk. ron allen,...
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of reports now from japan. after being forced off the side to focus by black potential radioactive smoke coming from one of the reactors today the engineers have been able to return to the site they're focusing on reactor number three. emitting the smoke that's also one of the party operates on plutonium which is completely dangerous in case of any potential contamination those initially away with optimism over the weekend as more and more reactors are connected up the electricity it was assumed that once this is done the cooling systems could be restarted a lot of the attention has been focused on the so-called nuclear samurai the workers themselves helping to restore the station to normal state on the one hand they're seen by the media as heroes people who are risking their own lives and doing everything to save japan from nuclear disaster but on other hand they're seen as victims a lot of these people are not professionally trained nuclear workers and as we know from what happened in chernobyl a lot of these
of reports now from japan. after being forced off the side to focus by black potential radioactive smoke coming from one of the reactors today the engineers have been able to return to the site they're focusing on reactor number three. emitting the smoke that's also one of the party operates on plutonium which is completely dangerous in case of any potential contamination those initially away with optimism over the weekend as more and more reactors are connected up the electricity it was...
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as he manages a crisis in the middle east and confronts the still unfolding dangers from japan's nuclear emergency. with us, nbc news chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell, nbc news chief pentagon correspondent jim miklaszewski, ha lean cooper, former director of the cia, general michael hayden, and president of the counsel of general michael hayden, and president of the counsel of foreign relations, richard haas. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good morning. libyan leader moammar gadhafi took to the airwaves this morning vowing to stay in fight and calling the air strikes tantamount to terrorism. anti-aircraft painted the skies after operation odyssey dawn was launched to prop up rebel forces. earlier in the day, the french took the lead as their war planes patrolled the skies over libya and struck pro-gadhafi tanks. u.s. and british forces followed by launching a volley of more than 100 cruise miss ells and heavy bombing. the u.s. currently has at least 11 naval vessels in the mediterranean in addition to surveillance aircraft. all of this in preparation
as he manages a crisis in the middle east and confronts the still unfolding dangers from japan's nuclear emergency. with us, nbc news chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell, nbc news chief pentagon correspondent jim miklaszewski, ha lean cooper, former director of the cia, general michael hayden, and president of the counsel of general michael hayden, and president of the counsel of foreign relations, richard haas. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good...
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the scale of the tragedy is staggering, but japan will recover. japan will not stand alone. it has not stood alone. we in the u.s. are close friends with japanese people and i'm very proud of how our country has responded to this crisis and proud of how the nuclear regulatory commission staff has responded. the staff has demonstrated expertise and selflessness of the last 10 days. i applaud their outstanding efforts. the commission will receive an update on the nuclear situation in japan. there will be important lessons learned from the fukushima plant. this meeting of the first of many as we engage to understand the issues and address those issues to ensure the safety of u.s. nuclear power plants. i look forward to working with my partners on the commission to do so. >> thank you. >> thank you, mr. chairman. this is an important meeting. i want to join my colleagues and sending my personal sympathies to the people of japan. the consequences and loss of life are devastating. our thoughts and prayers are with all. i would like to commend the chairman, the executive director o
the scale of the tragedy is staggering, but japan will recover. japan will not stand alone. it has not stood alone. we in the u.s. are close friends with japanese people and i'm very proud of how our country has responded to this crisis and proud of how the nuclear regulatory commission staff has responded. the staff has demonstrated expertise and selflessness of the last 10 days. i applaud their outstanding efforts. the commission will receive an update on the nuclear situation in japan. there...
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what's happened in tunisia in egypt remember we just had a huge earthquake and nuclear meltdown in japan and all of this is overwhelmed news channels with a tsunami of costs after years of cutting back on bureaus and correspondents overseas but the networks are being reminded once again the benefit of real boots on the ground news coverage but it does cost a lot more than armchair political punditry artie's honest on a sunday at church you know breaks it down. parts of a protest and news pundits are teleporting to almost the speed of light from the safety of their news desks to faraway and dangerous places sirens are now going off led by their journalistic colleagues and with big bucks to be made and spent egypt tunisia libya you know the world us japan in a tremor after naani and earthquakes i want to err on the side of caution for you here disasters exploding around the world one after the other these past months one could all great news records my guess is that you're ok forcing us networks to cough up the cash the news organizations are crying because they're saying that the spending
what's happened in tunisia in egypt remember we just had a huge earthquake and nuclear meltdown in japan and all of this is overwhelmed news channels with a tsunami of costs after years of cutting back on bureaus and correspondents overseas but the networks are being reminded once again the benefit of real boots on the ground news coverage but it does cost a lot more than armchair political punditry artie's honest on a sunday at church you know breaks it down. parts of a protest and news...
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you just came back from japan? >> guest: i just came back from japan. they have been an active ally, and regional talks which is essential. this is devastating. when you read the reports after you just met so many members of the diet and their leadership and you've been in their homes and had such in depth discussions for three or four days. to see it happening, is devastating. japan is probably one the most organized places i have ever visited. the streets are clean, the people are polite, there is a plan for everything that has to happen. and i know that they have been preparing for a possible earthquake or tsunami for a long time, but preparing for it, and then responding when the tall buildings are shaking and people are losing their lives, hopefully the lives lost will be kept to a minimum because of the preparation. >> yeah, this is also a domestic story. we've told you earlier that the waves are beginning to reach the coastline in hawaii. and it is scheduled to do so right now as we are speaking. viewer just tweeted to us that oregon's north coas
you just came back from japan? >> guest: i just came back from japan. they have been an active ally, and regional talks which is essential. this is devastating. when you read the reports after you just met so many members of the diet and their leadership and you've been in their homes and had such in depth discussions for three or four days. to see it happening, is devastating. japan is probably one the most organized places i have ever visited. the streets are clean, the people are...
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citizens left japan. in the u.s. citizens that have chosen to stay are requested to leave the area within 50 mi. are around that. >> we have driven this out, 1, 2, 3, 4, all four reactors. we will show you where these possible toxic levels are going. the first thing to keep in mind is that to keep this to the bay area. this has to be very high up. this gold aero will give you an idea. this is representing 1 mi. tall minimum. of those particles would need to be before they could make it and even make it perhaps three times that to make a meaningful impact. as we look through the 20 mi. no plighfly zone. and it is even recommended of a 50 mi. zone recommended by americans. this wind pattern has bencarrying this to the jets stream and it went through the alaskan islands. as we remind you that on thursday, there is a big storm in the pacific which is greek force us. that moisture is causing real active to going through the pacific. by tomorrow, that radioactivity--when it makes landfall there should be really nothing lef
citizens left japan. in the u.s. citizens that have chosen to stay are requested to leave the area within 50 mi. are around that. >> we have driven this out, 1, 2, 3, 4, all four reactors. we will show you where these possible toxic levels are going. the first thing to keep in mind is that to keep this to the bay area. this has to be very high up. this gold aero will give you an idea. this is representing 1 mi. tall minimum. of those particles would need to be before they could make it...
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japan braces itself. at its stricken nuclear power plant as two more reactors appears to fall trade is skyrocketing and fears of a nuclear meltdown damaged cooling systems is exactly war trick of mondays and tuesdays explosions. will fall or she's playing radiations reaching dangerous levels near the last two hundred thousand people how they already fled. and maybe two thousand five hundred people like the person dead say far and more than three thousand a missing since friday's mega quake a colossal tsunami. more than nine thousand sending aid to japan's nikkei the personality the country is also a one hundred energy agency for its expertise and it tends to stabilize the position of the plops alas the situation in japan developed wondering just how to prevent similar fees in the future we sat down with the former governor of pennsylvania richard and shared his thoughts on what important lessons can be learned in the past. at this time when the world is watching with fear the developments of japan's fukus
japan braces itself. at its stricken nuclear power plant as two more reactors appears to fall trade is skyrocketing and fears of a nuclear meltdown damaged cooling systems is exactly war trick of mondays and tuesdays explosions. will fall or she's playing radiations reaching dangerous levels near the last two hundred thousand people how they already fled. and maybe two thousand five hundred people like the person dead say far and more than three thousand a missing since friday's mega quake a...
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food supply comes from japan. the food and drug administration has screening plans in place to make sure our food is safe. >>> a desperate race against time to prevent a nuclear meltdown in japan. we go live to tokyo next for a run down on the late breaking developments. >>> back here at home work on the cold cot tunnel will reach a significant milestone today. >>> and police are searching for a bold gunman after a shooting stuns people who were sitting eating their lunch. >>> and find out why your drive today -- on your drive today you may see a lot more police officers. we'll tell you more straight ahead. >>> well, good morning to you. welcome back. this is the ktvu channel 2 morning news. it is thursday. it is march 17th. and it's st. patrick's day. >> yes, it is. i dawned my green. >> sorry to cut you off. >> good morning. i'm pam cook. it is 5:30. check in with steve for the weather. how does it look? >>> by the way my tie is very green. >> you're going to get pinched today. >> i hope so. we have mostly clear
food supply comes from japan. the food and drug administration has screening plans in place to make sure our food is safe. >>> a desperate race against time to prevent a nuclear meltdown in japan. we go live to tokyo next for a run down on the late breaking developments. >>> back here at home work on the cold cot tunnel will reach a significant milestone today. >>> and police are searching for a bold gunman after a shooting stuns people who were sitting eating their...
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it's all off now here in moscow the nuclear meltdown you grow in japan off to a number of loss of the fukushima power plant and it's not just reactors at risk of stuff falling on the explosion where you fuel world is a hell it's. forcing say radiation levels in a lot of the reality and dangerous to human health with reports one of the containment levels protecting one of the reactors has been damaged around two hundred thousand people have now been evacuated from the surrounding area. of dollars you have been for nearly two. hundred people say fall and more than three hours of everything from the powerful earthquake in the devastation from an already been hit northeastern japan on friday. on live amongst themselves and their aim to supplant the old tomorrow from the tsunami the country is also well the international atomic energy agency for its eggs that seems in attempt to stabilize the fukushima. well as the situation in japan develops the world just how to prevent similar things in the future we sat down with the former governor of pennsylvania richard who shared his thoughts on mo
it's all off now here in moscow the nuclear meltdown you grow in japan off to a number of loss of the fukushima power plant and it's not just reactors at risk of stuff falling on the explosion where you fuel world is a hell it's. forcing say radiation levels in a lot of the reality and dangerous to human health with reports one of the containment levels protecting one of the reactors has been damaged around two hundred thousand people have now been evacuated from the surrounding area. of...
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the hunter. 300 decadesing an in japan there was a man who liked hunting. he told a lie to a bird. or a small light. small harrons make good friends or not. you might find the answer in my story. >> good afternoon. what are you up to these days anything exciting? yes, i have an idea. >> are you going to be the hunter in >> you told on me you're going to be unicorn hunter. it's a kind of snake kind of hunt er japan. you ever seen them. it was a stupid idea. just the one. the japanese proverb says. my prompt cart. please listen. okay. go ahead. i go to where many harrons come to feed. i walled out to one of him in a loud voice like this. [yelling] hello mr. onin. what will the herring think? well i wonder what he wants. i understand he wants to capture me. well, what should i do. no. i can get away easy any time but i think silly man. i don't know this him and so just before he catches me. i can escape. this is going to be fun. i need to get closer to him and call word to him. hello mr. harold will think. i need to get closer and closer to the herring and call to him in this way. hel
the hunter. 300 decadesing an in japan there was a man who liked hunting. he told a lie to a bird. or a small light. small harrons make good friends or not. you might find the answer in my story. >> good afternoon. what are you up to these days anything exciting? yes, i have an idea. >> are you going to be the hunter in >> you told on me you're going to be unicorn hunter. it's a kind of snake kind of hunt er japan. you ever seen them. it was a stupid idea. just the one. the...
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. >> many people live and work in tokyo come from other parts of japan. families are leaving tokyo for other parts of japan because of the fear of radiation. leaving is not an option for many. there are not enough places to go. if there is a major leak of radiation there does not seem to be a plan either. the family has not been told about it. they are watching developments further north with consternation. they have a baby and don't trust what the government is telling them. >> the government says we are safe but i don't think so. i don't trust them. >> one that? >> because [unintelligible] >> what is this? this is new? >> instead they are making their own plans. a car standing by to head south at a moment's notice. >> as they struggle goes on to prevent a major nuclear disaster many foreign governments are advising nationals to leave tokyo. the u.s. is not allowing any of its military within 80 kilometers of the plant. the japanese government has only told people within 20 kilometers to leave. we have obtained footage from a local tv crew wants to tell
. >> many people live and work in tokyo come from other parts of japan. families are leaving tokyo for other parts of japan because of the fear of radiation. leaving is not an option for many. there are not enough places to go. if there is a major leak of radiation there does not seem to be a plan either. the family has not been told about it. they are watching developments further north with consternation. they have a baby and don't trust what the government is telling them. >> the...
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it's now snowing in the northeast part of japan. that's the area hardest hit by the earthquake and tsunami. it's now been five days since the dual disaster and searchers are finding fewer people alive. at this point, more than 450,000 people are living in temporary shelters and some are so overcrowded that many people are being turned away. plus, with food, waters and things like heaters in short supply, many shelters are crying out for help and gas shortages are making it difficult for delivery trucks to get supplies to the shelters. >>> a group of scientists here are keeping an eye on things here. noaa operates out of the lawrence livermore national laboratory. so far, the scientists say they've not found any evidence that dangerous levels of radiation from japan will reach the u.s. but they are continuing to monitor wind changes and rain patterns. >>> the crisis in japan is affecting some california students in that country. the california state university chancellor says he wants all csu students currently studying in japan to r
it's now snowing in the northeast part of japan. that's the area hardest hit by the earthquake and tsunami. it's now been five days since the dual disaster and searchers are finding fewer people alive. at this point, more than 450,000 people are living in temporary shelters and some are so overcrowded that many people are being turned away. plus, with food, waters and things like heaters in short supply, many shelters are crying out for help and gas shortages are making it difficult for...
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live from moscow a lot of stores and in japan braces itself for further along that stricken nuclear power plant as a cooling systems run through more reactors appear to be faltering skyrocketing fears of a nuclear meltdown the same problem is exactly what triggered the explosions on monday and tuesday. authorities claim that radiation is reaching in dangerous levels near the plant two hundred thousand people have already fled. out of this point three thousand people are confirmed dead and another four thousand are officially missing since friday's mega quake gun colossal tsunami but of course suggest that the final toll will be much higher. and while that's quotes from the international atomic energy agency head to be disaster area to offer their assistance some say the devastation is proof that the world can't cope with the problem is this helping to create. what is the situation in japan develops the world's left wondering just how to prevent a similar catastrophes in the future we sat down with the former governor of pennsylvania richard thornburgh and shared his thoughts on what impor
live from moscow a lot of stores and in japan braces itself for further along that stricken nuclear power plant as a cooling systems run through more reactors appear to be faltering skyrocketing fears of a nuclear meltdown the same problem is exactly what triggered the explosions on monday and tuesday. authorities claim that radiation is reaching in dangerous levels near the plant two hundred thousand people have already fled. out of this point three thousand people are confirmed dead and...
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nuclear watchdog says japan must. quote sleep. meanwhile beyond japan's shores panic is spreading faster than radiation people in russia's far east stock up on preventive medicines needlessly putting their health at risk. and in other news this hour libya's government declares an immediate cease fire and an end to military operations just hours after the u.n. backs a british french sponsored resolution to impose a no fly zone. with r.t. life for moscow where it's now or just after four pm on friday another u.n. nuclear agency has a warning but the battle to stabilize your plans crippled fukushima nuclear plant is a race against the clock there are continuing efforts to try to cool the overheated reactors at the facility stricken by a massive earthquake and tsunami about a week ago on a seven stage international scale measuring the severity of the situation in motion c. has moved from four to five that's just about two levels behind the nine hundred eighty six child noble disaster. bennett has more. right now they're still trying t
nuclear watchdog says japan must. quote sleep. meanwhile beyond japan's shores panic is spreading faster than radiation people in russia's far east stock up on preventive medicines needlessly putting their health at risk. and in other news this hour libya's government declares an immediate cease fire and an end to military operations just hours after the u.n. backs a british french sponsored resolution to impose a no fly zone. with r.t. life for moscow where it's now or just after four pm on...
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seven finance ministers said they would intervene in japan's currency will more than that in about twenty minutes time. at another news libya braces for airstrikes from friends in the u.k. as the u.n. security council backs and no fly zone to protect civilians. in moscow i match reza good to have you with us here on r t our top story the race is on to restore electricity to japan's stricken fukushima nuclear plant so that workers can then get the reactor cooling systems back on line it's been a week now since the country was a rocked by its worst ever earthquake triggering a tsunami and it is asking about look that's not thousands of people dead or missing or bet it has more from japan. right now they're still trying to reconnect power to the site so they can get those cooling systems up and running and bring the temperature down inside the reactor that seems like the only way they're now going to prevent what could be a real nuclear disaster and mouth hoaxing reactor number two because this morning they actually saw smoke rising from the reactor they don't know what the cause was of that
seven finance ministers said they would intervene in japan's currency will more than that in about twenty minutes time. at another news libya braces for airstrikes from friends in the u.k. as the u.n. security council backs and no fly zone to protect civilians. in moscow i match reza good to have you with us here on r t our top story the race is on to restore electricity to japan's stricken fukushima nuclear plant so that workers can then get the reactor cooling systems back on line it's been a...
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what are the lessons from japan? guest: japan is just an awful story. i think what we will see as the immediate crisis fades, politically in the united states is a real renewing of the debate over nuclear power, and whether or not as had been the direction that the country was headed just before this, we should expand and build new nuclear facilities, and i did review of the comments that the 2012 likely candidates made on nuclear power. there were all incredibly enthusiastic about nuclear power, never been safer, mitt romney in his book that he released last year talked about how he does not understand the critics of nuclear power. it is the safest thing ever and we should embrace it. and frankly president obama was in that place as well, saying in a speech on energy last year that we needed to do more with nuclear power. one wonders whether the japan situation scrambles that political calculation. i do think that at the politicians try to balance this question of reliance on oil from the middle east versus the danger is so obvious in nuclear power, th
what are the lessons from japan? guest: japan is just an awful story. i think what we will see as the immediate crisis fades, politically in the united states is a real renewing of the debate over nuclear power, and whether or not as had been the direction that the country was headed just before this, we should expand and build new nuclear facilities, and i did review of the comments that the 2012 likely candidates made on nuclear power. there were all incredibly enthusiastic about nuclear...
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how is russia helping japan what i would providing. the package of what we offer our japanese counterparts can be larger than it stands at present as you know russia is the largest international rescue team currently deployed there that's one hundred sixty five people we dispatched in my twenty six helicopter it's there and it's ready to be used for a delivery including drinking water and for transporting people that's a heavy helicopter capable of carrying up to twenty tons of cargo we are working on a request from our japanese partners for a batch of warm blankets bed linen and all other essentials for accommodating people in shelters on top of that we offered medical help we have two hospitals which can be rolled out within three hours these hospitals have already operated in turkey afghanistan kosovo they've worked all over the world these are highly qualified specialists with extensive experience we also offered our drinking water filtering units i mean i'm not telling you what kind of help we have offered further we offered servi
how is russia helping japan what i would providing. the package of what we offer our japanese counterparts can be larger than it stands at present as you know russia is the largest international rescue team currently deployed there that's one hundred sixty five people we dispatched in my twenty six helicopter it's there and it's ready to be used for a delivery including drinking water and for transporting people that's a heavy helicopter capable of carrying up to twenty tons of cargo we are...
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on edge. >> good afternoon from japan. there are new pictures showing the human drama after this horrible, horrible earthquake. for the first time in way we've never seen before, we're getting a look at the death, the destruction and the lack of basic supplies in the quake zone like food, water and gasoline. japan is about 10% simultaneoussimultaneous , 10% smaller than california. >> the destruction extends as far as the eye can see and almost incomprehensible landscape. emergency workers aided by 100,000 japanese troops, pulling out more bodies today. there are a few survivors left to find. japan hasn't seen anything like this since world war ii. friday's tsunami inundated communities, shattered minutes before by the most powerful earthquake japan has ever seen. for the living, a nightmare. million are without without water, and electricity. the trauma on people's faces is plain to see. hospital and shelters are completely overwhelmed. many roads are impassable. train service in many parts of the country is nonexistent.
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japan's number one auto maker stopped production. kron 4's haaziq madyun went to the largest toyota dealer to find out how the earthquake is effecting business. >> reporter: you are looking at what could be the last ship of toyota prius here for some time due to the earthquake. one toyota is the largest toyota . >> worst experience i ever experienced in the past 10 years. >> on a train platform, things got shaky. nobody knew how farer it was going to go. when it was over we breathed a sigh of relief and then we saw all the trains were closed, all the highways were blocked. it took a 5 hour taxi ride to get back into downtown tokyo. hundreds of people were lining up for buses and stores were bear of food. it was -- it was near panic. >> stay with us for continuing coverage of the earthquake in japan and log on to www.kron.com anytime for the latest on the situation there. >>> dry conditions this hour. few clouds streaming in, plenty of moisture off store associated with the storm, that brings rain tomorrow. temperatures are pretty mil
japan's number one auto maker stopped production. kron 4's haaziq madyun went to the largest toyota dealer to find out how the earthquake is effecting business. >> reporter: you are looking at what could be the last ship of toyota prius here for some time due to the earthquake. one toyota is the largest toyota . >> worst experience i ever experienced in the past 10 years. >> on a train platform, things got shaky. nobody knew how farer it was going to go. when it was over we...
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japan battles to get power back to the fukushima nuclear plant to prevent further explosions. smoke seen rising from reactor number two is in she's basically transferred still to the cooling system. for seeing gains across the board across the markets as well as a weakening down after we saw it strengthen to worrying levels that's in reaction to the g seven nations it's intervene in japan so for us the market more and that's and this is something. also those are in libya bracing for airstrikes from france and the u.k. is the u.n. security council backs a no fly zone to protect civilians. you get need a moment to be placing if you needed to tell me a ship if the base goes i hate would lead to intervention so we need a few moments from the capital city tripoli before and updates. bringing you news around the clock from around the world i match reza it's one pm in moscow you're watching our team the race is on to restore electricity to japan's stricken fukushima nuclear facility so workers can get their reactor cooling systems back on raw in japan has also increased the severity
japan battles to get power back to the fukushima nuclear plant to prevent further explosions. smoke seen rising from reactor number two is in she's basically transferred still to the cooling system. for seeing gains across the board across the markets as well as a weakening down after we saw it strengthen to worrying levels that's in reaction to the g seven nations it's intervene in japan so for us the market more and that's and this is something. also those are in libya bracing for airstrikes...
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attention from the historic changes in the middle east and north africa to the tragedy unfolding in japan. as i often say, we have to deal with both the urgent and the important at the same time. with president obama departing for resilience in just a few hours, -- for brazilia and just a few hours, this is the time to consider another important part of the world. the president's trip coincides with the anniversary of a major milestone in hemispheric relations. 50 years ago, president kennedy launched the alliance for progress, pledging that the united states would join with latin american leaders to address head-on a development challenge that was, as he put it, staggering in its dimensions. he understood that our failure to tackle poverty and inequality in latin america could tear the social fabric and undercut democracy's prospects throughout the hemisphere. president kennedy announced the alliance here in washington to an audience of latin american ambassadors at the white house. president obama will mark this anniversary in latin america. i think that is fitting. too few americans ha
attention from the historic changes in the middle east and north africa to the tragedy unfolding in japan. as i often say, we have to deal with both the urgent and the important at the same time. with president obama departing for resilience in just a few hours, -- for brazilia and just a few hours, this is the time to consider another important part of the world. the president's trip coincides with the anniversary of a major milestone in hemispheric relations. 50 years ago, president kennedy...
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we see the nuclear catastrophe in japan. we are closing nuclear plants the away from these kind of resort. it's hard not to be gripped by a panic when the world's high and mighty are sounding the alarm the closer you are typical shima the bigger your chances of picking up the panic virus which is spreading more so if you're not a physicist or a doctor people in russia's far is divided from japan by a strip of water four hundred miles across where the quickest to react. my friend called me and said that she's leaving this city i'm not karnik yet i'm already taking iodine just in case. but radiation levels remain completely normal and doctors are forced into sounding a different kind of alarm is the brotherhood if anything really serious happens there things like consuming large amounts of all red wine that's what people often say they're going to do such things won't help quite the reverse they may seriously damage their health because i don't function and it may well happen and probably will as well everything in japan goes
we see the nuclear catastrophe in japan. we are closing nuclear plants the away from these kind of resort. it's hard not to be gripped by a panic when the world's high and mighty are sounding the alarm the closer you are typical shima the bigger your chances of picking up the panic virus which is spreading more so if you're not a physicist or a doctor people in russia's far is divided from japan by a strip of water four hundred miles across where the quickest to react. my friend called me and...
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nine days after the earthquake that devastated japan, two survivors are saved from the rubble. today is sunday march 20th, 2011. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good morning, everyone. welcome to "today" on a sunday. >>> good morning, everyone. welcome to "today" on a sunday. i'm lester holt. >> i'm jenna wolf. breaking news out of libya today where the assault on gadhafi intensifies. >> this morning a senior pentagon official says three american b-2 stealth bombers have been used dropping bottoms in a libyan airfield. american pilots are taking part in the mission and now more u.s. fighter jets are attacking libyan ground forces. >> we're still in the first 24 hours of the coalition operation against libya after he refused to comply with the cease-fire. the u.s. says 114 tomahawk cruise mills were fired on libya. 20 locations along the coast have been targeted. 48 people have already been killed. >> moammar gadhafi is as defianç as ever this morning and called the raids terrorism and said the aggression may trigger what he labeled a large scale crew sider wa
nine days after the earthquake that devastated japan, two survivors are saved from the rubble. today is sunday march 20th, 2011. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good morning, everyone. welcome to "today" on a sunday. >>> good morning, everyone. welcome to "today" on a sunday. i'm lester holt. >> i'm jenna wolf. breaking news out of libya today where the assault on gadhafi intensifies. >> this morning a senior pentagon official...
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i would say one thing about the earthquake in japan. we do not know what the impacts of the earthquake are inside of the reactor building specifically. that is our most the equivalent -- equipment of interest to us would be located. it may have survived perfectly well and state perfectly functional, or there may be damage that we just do not know about. we need to see what the inspection results are once they have access to the plant. but our reviews for the u.s. include -- it is always very site-specific. for earthquakes, if you're in a very soft soil environment, there is not a very challenging review that is required or analysis that is required on earthquakes. but it might be that you need a storm surge for a hurricane or a storm surge for a tsunami. you do not take every possible current dividend and pile them all together into one evened, so it has done more on and isn't it-by-event basis. >> i think it is more generally, how do we consider separate design bases events -- and do we consider design basis events separately or do we
i would say one thing about the earthquake in japan. we do not know what the impacts of the earthquake are inside of the reactor building specifically. that is our most the equivalent -- equipment of interest to us would be located. it may have survived perfectly well and state perfectly functional, or there may be damage that we just do not know about. we need to see what the inspection results are once they have access to the plant. but our reviews for the u.s. include -- it is always very...
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i know radiation spike at the fukushima power plant forces japan's government to consider expanding the evacuation zone those still living dangerously close to the area are said to be struggling without vital supplies. right now i think that's for the spirit of russia where in the heart of frauds he's visiting russian influence in paris a special edition of moscow out is next. hello or should i say oh i'm so welcome iris the risk is have a strong relationship with france for centuries now in this week's program of exploring the french capital taking a look at western life history and culture. take a simple walk along the river saying today that you didn't really hear the sound of excises russian tourists they didn't follow the social scene here with its classical entertainments here consisting of ballet opera and all that it's easy to drool several comparisons to the grand jury on the most current. missions and being fascinated with french culture for centuries. explore the busy streets of the capital and you'll soon come across various places that will catch your eye. to moscow one of
i know radiation spike at the fukushima power plant forces japan's government to consider expanding the evacuation zone those still living dangerously close to the area are said to be struggling without vital supplies. right now i think that's for the spirit of russia where in the heart of frauds he's visiting russian influence in paris a special edition of moscow out is next. hello or should i say oh i'm so welcome iris the risk is have a strong relationship with france for centuries now in...
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an accident in japan and assurances over radiation save in safety that are proving inaccurate. and disasters like this begs the question how can this be prevented put we're going to take it one step further reduce the heat for alternative energy plans that would prevent these issues from happening in the first place. regions don't want to ever be held accountable for their actions and especially in other countries and luckily for shover on the new york judge has saved them from their nine point five billion dollar fault in the amazon for now but that's pocket change so when the corporations look up their profit. the public. is wednesday march sixteenth four pm in washington d.c. and christine for is out there watching our team we're going to start off today with the worsening crisis in japan where throughout the day smoke could be seen billowing out of one of the nuclear reactors reactor number four seem a nuclear power plant after a fire there this in addition to an earlier fire at an explosion and high levels of radiation seeping out there is a bubbling undercurrent of anxiet
an accident in japan and assurances over radiation save in safety that are proving inaccurate. and disasters like this begs the question how can this be prevented put we're going to take it one step further reduce the heat for alternative energy plans that would prevent these issues from happening in the first place. regions don't want to ever be held accountable for their actions and especially in other countries and luckily for shover on the new york judge has saved them from their nine point...
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now of artsy topical japan. now some other headlines around the world this hour and syrian state media the president ordered a new committee for them to consider the removal of the country's decades long emergency rules it's been among the key to moans about government protests over the past month the move comes a day after the president dust expectations that he would announce political reforms according to human rights groups over one hundred people have been killed in government crackdowns on protests in the last two weeks. the u.n. has introduced time sions against ivory coast and for leader including freezing his assets under a travel ban the resolution also aims to prevent long by both from using weapons against the country civilians meanwhile fighters loyal to the internationally recognized president elect. have to seize ikey port city rapidly advancing towards the commercial capital abidjan which remains under lock on the girls controlled. structure convoy northwest and pakistan of the second attempt on
now of artsy topical japan. now some other headlines around the world this hour and syrian state media the president ordered a new committee for them to consider the removal of the country's decades long emergency rules it's been among the key to moans about government protests over the past month the move comes a day after the president dust expectations that he would announce political reforms according to human rights groups over one hundred people have been killed in government crackdowns...
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now tonight we'll bring you the latest from japan now a look at the politics surrounding nuclear energy every kind of energy why don't we have better options then it's finally come to an end the u.s. and pakistan have reached a deal on the raymond davis case which involves giving blood money to the families of the victims we'll give you details on the case and will find out of this is what justice really looks like these days and violence increases in bahrain and the world is weighing in except for the u.s. so what can we expect next from this foreign policy game that never seems to and then it's an emergency and defund n.p.r. or really i think there are some more important things going on in the world is this just the latest example of the right wing trying to take down anything the democrats might consider important and happy sunshine week it's a time where we can congratulate the obama administration for all of their efforts to practice transparency but this this government is anything but transparent so why is this president being awarded we're going to get to the bottom all of that
now tonight we'll bring you the latest from japan now a look at the politics surrounding nuclear energy every kind of energy why don't we have better options then it's finally come to an end the u.s. and pakistan have reached a deal on the raymond davis case which involves giving blood money to the families of the victims we'll give you details on the case and will find out of this is what justice really looks like these days and violence increases in bahrain and the world is weighing in except...
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this in japan or the b.p. oil spill but again the media is not investigating the media is just putting it out there almost is there's a horror show as entertainment as a horror movie rather than really investigating it so whether you're an official in japan that might have some shoddy work you know fukushima or you're trying to push nuclear power here or you're an anti-nuclear activists i mean you've got the stage now because the mainstream media is not doing its watchdog role but at the end of the day who is if it loses out it's people like you and i right it's your family how are we supposed to know. course that we did have a how are we now supposed to know and make decisions about what type of energy we think we might want our country to be investing in or we want our taxpayer dollars going towards you know somebody says that i have a form of energy for you that carries absolutely no rights are americans going to be willing to do that at double the price i don't know i mean because again the media is not do
this in japan or the b.p. oil spill but again the media is not investigating the media is just putting it out there almost is there's a horror show as entertainment as a horror movie rather than really investigating it so whether you're an official in japan that might have some shoddy work you know fukushima or you're trying to push nuclear power here or you're an anti-nuclear activists i mean you've got the stage now because the mainstream media is not doing its watchdog role but at the end of...
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a second explosion at the fukushima nuclear power plant in japan has set off panic and speculation about the crisis over fears of a meltdown in japan leave the united states to reconsider its renewed interest in nuclear power. what he viewed as wrong very wrong but whatever happens the rule of law has to be followed in terms of our history. so it's bradley manning just getting what he deserves and what about the now former state department official who criticized the pentagon over manning streetman well hack into the issue. and the u.s. is arguing that a cia operative was clear accused of shooting two pakistanis should receive diplomatic immunity it's now up to a pakistani court to decide so what can the case of raymond davis tell us about the tangled u.s. pakistani web. and it's more money more problems right well the government seems to think that cutting spending is going to pull this country out of debt but will it really work or could spending more money make less problems. now it's monday march fourteenth seven pm here in washington d.c. i'm lucy catherine of and you are watching o
a second explosion at the fukushima nuclear power plant in japan has set off panic and speculation about the crisis over fears of a meltdown in japan leave the united states to reconsider its renewed interest in nuclear power. what he viewed as wrong very wrong but whatever happens the rule of law has to be followed in terms of our history. so it's bradley manning just getting what he deserves and what about the now former state department official who criticized the pentagon over manning...
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the world has its eyes fixed on how japan deals with the aftermath. all raids as to why natural disasters in the best parts of the world didn't get as much media attention. this is r.t. international news twenty four hours a day welcome to the program fresh explosions and gunfire have been heard in the libyan capital tripoli reports saying coalition forces are targeting major military facilities across the country allied forces are also conducting air strikes against troops in the world and even in the country's western city of misrata a lot of course there has the latest from. what are you noticing more and more is that the main sim for this operation in libya remains in the balance it's literally hanging in the balance because on the international front we are seeing that coalition forces are now so not to be agreeing in terms of how to move forward here on the ground the rebel groups themselves are divided in terms of how they want to move forward even now here in the capital city of tripoli which is traditionally the stronghold of moammar gadhafi
the world has its eyes fixed on how japan deals with the aftermath. all raids as to why natural disasters in the best parts of the world didn't get as much media attention. this is r.t. international news twenty four hours a day welcome to the program fresh explosions and gunfire have been heard in the libyan capital tripoli reports saying coalition forces are targeting major military facilities across the country allied forces are also conducting air strikes against troops in the world and...
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and more bad news out of japan as a third explosion rocked the earthquake damaged fukushima nuclear power complex as the nuclear crisis unfolds in japan we're going to take a look at whether california could suffer the same fate. what you get is real very real. whatever happens the rule of law has to be followed your top stories treated so as bradley manning just getting what he deserves and what about the now former state department official who criticized the pentagon over many streetman we're going to hack into the issue in just a bit. and the u.s. is arguing that a cia operative accused of shooting true pakistanis should receive diplomatic immunity and now it's up to a pakistani courts to decide so what can the case of raymond davis tell us about the tangled u.s. pakistan web. and it's more money more problems right where the government seems to think that cutting spending will pull the country out of debt but will it really work for the spending money to make less problems. good evening it's monday march fourteenth eight pm here in washington d.c. i'm lucy catherine up in you're watc
and more bad news out of japan as a third explosion rocked the earthquake damaged fukushima nuclear power complex as the nuclear crisis unfolds in japan we're going to take a look at whether california could suffer the same fate. what you get is real very real. whatever happens the rule of law has to be followed your top stories treated so as bradley manning just getting what he deserves and what about the now former state department official who criticized the pentagon over many streetman...
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let's use an example of japan. when something of that magnitude hits, the international community gets involved. we send resources. how do we budget for federally unexpected disasters? guest: first of all, our foreign aid budget is 01% of our total expenditures. i believe with many of the new members of congress that we should be evaluating every program, cutting out waste, fraud, and abuse. certainly there are programs that may not be as efficient as others. even in the foreign aid program when i was the chair and ranking member, we worked together in a bipartisan way to make sure there was oversight. we are sending billions of dollars to afghanistan, billions of dollars to pakistan. the total budget is only 1%. i got a deep, black. about the $3 billion that was on a palette going from afghanistan. i immediately held up all that money until we came to a conclusion and an understanding as to where that money came from and where it was going. we provide excellent oversight on our foreign aid budget and weekends to d
let's use an example of japan. when something of that magnitude hits, the international community gets involved. we send resources. how do we budget for federally unexpected disasters? guest: first of all, our foreign aid budget is 01% of our total expenditures. i believe with many of the new members of congress that we should be evaluating every program, cutting out waste, fraud, and abuse. certainly there are programs that may not be as efficient as others. even in the foreign aid program...
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but the tragedy in japan has been extensively covered by news outlets around the world the images up there of quake and tsunami have garnered huge interest this is also started today on what other natural disasters in less developed countries fail to attract such attention as he's going to cap explains. images that true the world tragedy live twenty four seven leading news outlets deployed their best journalists to cover the disaster in japan and the hearts of billions of viewers worldwide have gone out to those japanese who fell victim to the earthquake and deadly tsunami what makes great television is images that make the viewer sympathize and feel the tragedy of the people caught up in a natural disaster but when there is a lack of such images streaming live from all screams the sorrow of millions can go almost unnoticed let's look back at the earth earthquake in pakistan it killed more than seventy five thousand people in two thousand and five while the rules media did notice that tragedy the coverage was nothing as intense as we're seeing now in japan some in the business say ja
but the tragedy in japan has been extensively covered by news outlets around the world the images up there of quake and tsunami have garnered huge interest this is also started today on what other natural disasters in less developed countries fail to attract such attention as he's going to cap explains. images that true the world tragedy live twenty four seven leading news outlets deployed their best journalists to cover the disaster in japan and the hearts of billions of viewers worldwide have...
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the tragedy in japan has been extensively covered by news outlets around the. world the images of the earthquake and tsunami have garnered huge interest but it's also started debates on why other natural disasters in less developed countries failed to drive such attention that is going to climb try to explain. images that shook the world tragedy live twenty four seven leading news outlets deployed their best journalists to cover the disaster in japan and the hearts of billions of viewers worldwide have gone out to those japanese who fell victim to the earthquake and deadly tsunami what makes great television images that make the viewer sympathising feel the tragedy of the people caught up in a natural disaster but when there is a lack of such images streaming live from all screens the sorrow of millions can go almost unnoticed let's look back at the growth earthquake in pakistan it killed more than seventy five thousand people in two thousand and five while the world's media did notice that tragedy the coverage was nothing as intense as we're seeing now in japa
the tragedy in japan has been extensively covered by news outlets around the. world the images of the earthquake and tsunami have garnered huge interest but it's also started debates on why other natural disasters in less developed countries failed to drive such attention that is going to climb try to explain. images that shook the world tragedy live twenty four seven leading news outlets deployed their best journalists to cover the disaster in japan and the hearts of billions of viewers...
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we can learn a lot from in japan. because of the power necessities, especially that california has had, we have gone back and retrofitted and brought it to a more modern design. we have prolonged the life of our reactors there. we are in need of energy. it's a very difficult situation. the price of gas used going up. coal is somewhat clean, but still pretty dirty. how are we going to get all of that done? that's important in what we did in the stimulus package. we put about 1/3 of that into research in energy and marine conservation -- and green conservation. californians have been on the leading edge with respect to that. host: coming up this morning on c-span, a subcommittee of the house energy and commerce committee will be hearing testimony from energy secretary steven chu and the head of the nuclear regulatory commission. you mentioned some of the details of what's happening in japan at the fukushima plant. we have this graphic from "the wall street journal" that takes us through what is happening at the nuclear
we can learn a lot from in japan. because of the power necessities, especially that california has had, we have gone back and retrofitted and brought it to a more modern design. we have prolonged the life of our reactors there. we are in need of energy. it's a very difficult situation. the price of gas used going up. coal is somewhat clean, but still pretty dirty. how are we going to get all of that done? that's important in what we did in the stimulus package. we put about 1/3 of that into...
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power plants in japan. rising temperatures of smoke rising from. after being forced. by black potentially radioactive smoke coming from one of the reactors today the engineers have been able to return to the site they're focusing on reactor number three. the slope it's also the operator of plutonium which is completely dangerous in case of any potential contamination what have they been doing they've been pumping as hard as they can using hoses inside the reactor to try and cool down it was considered that those potentially to fuel overheating that caused the reactor to start smoking in the first place those initially away with optimism over the weekend as more and more reactors were connected up to electricity it was assumed that once this is done the systems could be restarted the radiation fallout from the action keeps spreading of levels of radioactive being exceeded by more than one hundred times around the area and it's reached the spot. yesterday the border was declared unsafe to drink in france this part of the government told people they can't. hold mineral w
power plants in japan. rising temperatures of smoke rising from. after being forced. by black potentially radioactive smoke coming from one of the reactors today the engineers have been able to return to the site they're focusing on reactor number three. the slope it's also the operator of plutonium which is completely dangerous in case of any potential contamination what have they been doing they've been pumping as hard as they can using hoses inside the reactor to try and cool down it was...
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now tonight we'll bring you the latest from japan now a look into the politics surrounding nuclear energy every kind of energy why don't we have better options then it's finally come to an ant the u.s. and pakistan have reached a deal on the raymond davis case which involves giving blood money to the families of the victims we'll give you details on the case and all find out of this is what justice really looks like these days and violence increases in bahrain and the world is weighing in except for the u.s. so what can we expect next from this foreign policy game that never seems to and then it's an emergency and defund n.p.r. or really there are some more important things going on in the world is this just the latest example of the right wing trying to take down anything the democrats might consider important and happy sunshine week it's a time where we think gradually the obama administration for all of their efforts to practice transparency but this this government is anything but transparent so why is this president being awarded we're going to get to the bottom of all that and much
now tonight we'll bring you the latest from japan now a look into the politics surrounding nuclear energy every kind of energy why don't we have better options then it's finally come to an ant the u.s. and pakistan have reached a deal on the raymond davis case which involves giving blood money to the families of the victims we'll give you details on the case and all find out of this is what justice really looks like these days and violence increases in bahrain and the world is weighing in...
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harry smith begins tonight's coverage of the disaster in japan. >> reporter: in a sign of how grave japan's crisis has become, the emperor, akihito, made an unprecedented television address, acknowledging that he is deeply worried, urging his subjects not to give up. it did little to calm a country increasingly distrustful, given the wave of conflicting reports and mixed messages. >> ( translated ): there is both positive and negative news. i don't know which i should believe. >> reporter: and today on capitol hill, u.s. energy secretary and nuclear expert steven chu said he, too, is baffled. >> and there are conflicting reports, and so, we don't really know in detail what's happening. >> reporter: at the fukushima plant, there are two key areas of concern, pumping enough water into the reactors to keep the nuclear fuel rods cool to avoid a potential meltdown, and limiting damage to the all- important containment vessels surrounding the reactor cores. there is already a breach in reactor two, and there are fears of another breach in reactor three. >> my confidence is eroded somewhat because
harry smith begins tonight's coverage of the disaster in japan. >> reporter: in a sign of how grave japan's crisis has become, the emperor, akihito, made an unprecedented television address, acknowledging that he is deeply worried, urging his subjects not to give up. it did little to calm a country increasingly distrustful, given the wave of conflicting reports and mixed messages. >> ( translated ): there is both positive and negative news. i don't know which i should believe....
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japan is such a powerful economy and such an advanced economy. japan will rebuild. it's dealt with natural disasters before, will again, and japan will come back stronger than ever hopefully with our help. all right? thank you very much, everybody. [inaudible conversations] >> earlier, in the news conference, the president said he spoke to the prime minister saying the u.s. was rushing nuclear coolant to japan over the as a vulnerability of the nuclear plants there. there was a number of questions about libya there, and hillary clinton is heading there next week. more on that in a moment. in case you miss the the conference, we'll air it again tonight at eight o'clock eastern on c-span2. also, just a reminder too coming up at 2:30, more about libya here on c-span2 as libyan human development forum, live at 2:30. secretary of state clinton yesterday at a capitol hearing says she's meeting with members of the libyan opposition next week during a visit to cairo and the capitol of tunisia. she talked about the foreign operations budget at the state department. the remar
japan is such a powerful economy and such an advanced economy. japan will rebuild. it's dealt with natural disasters before, will again, and japan will come back stronger than ever hopefully with our help. all right? thank you very much, everybody. [inaudible conversations] >> earlier, in the news conference, the president said he spoke to the prime minister saying the u.s. was rushing nuclear coolant to japan over the as a vulnerability of the nuclear plants there. there was a number of...
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japan. well as the nuclear crisis in japan continues to unfold the worry among some is that fukushima might turn into another chill novel our chief correspondent lecturer jeff skis visited some of the long abandoned areas in the chernobyl exclusion zone in ukraine and he shares his photos with you our team dot com our web site is also a special report there as well which documents histories worst manmade nuclear power disaster with those who lived through the tragedy to experience it all at our t dot com. top world news stories in brief to syria where state media is reporting that president assad's ordered a new committee to be formed to consider the removal of the country's decades long emergency bills it's been among the key demands of anti government protests over the past month the move comes a day after the president dashed expectations that he did now and political reform human rights groups say over a hundred people have been killed in government crackdowns on protests in the last two
japan. well as the nuclear crisis in japan continues to unfold the worry among some is that fukushima might turn into another chill novel our chief correspondent lecturer jeff skis visited some of the long abandoned areas in the chernobyl exclusion zone in ukraine and he shares his photos with you our team dot com our web site is also a special report there as well which documents histories worst manmade nuclear power disaster with those who lived through the tragedy to experience it all at our...
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pay area resident in japan when the quake hit back home tell their resident in japan when the quake hit baso you closedtheir your savings account and buried all your money. yeah, my savings weren't growing, too many traps and fees, it's better off in a hole in the ground. where's the hole ? i got a map. where's the map ? it's tattooed on my back. nobody knows about it-- just me and the guy who did the tattoo. touch the ball, son. put your savings where they'll grow. get an orange savings account. no fees. no minimums. no tattoos. i should go get the shovel. at >> approximately depending on what happens at the power plant, we would like to ask you to remain indoors at home or in your offices. >> new warnings from the japanese prime minister tonight after a fire erupts at the nuclear power plant. good evening. that fir has been extinguished but it caused radiation to leak from the crippled reactor. authorities say the levels are harmful to human health. they also say there is a high risk of further leak acknowledge. diana has more from japan. >> another explosion has been heard. >>reporte
pay area resident in japan when the quake hit back home tell their resident in japan when the quake hit baso you closedtheir your savings account and buried all your money. yeah, my savings weren't growing, too many traps and fees, it's better off in a hole in the ground. where's the hole ? i got a map. where's the map ? it's tattooed on my back. nobody knows about it-- just me and the guy who did the tattoo. touch the ball, son. put your savings where they'll grow. get an orange savings...
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citizens have left japan. they have already told americans to stay out of the 50-mile radius around the damaged nuclear plant. that is a much larger zone than what the japanese government is recommending. the state department is advising to put off all nonessential travel to any part of jaw -- japan. the airports are packed with travelers trying to get out. the death toll stands at 5,000. more than 8,000 people are still unaccounted for. survivors are struggling to find basic necessities and are leaning on each other for help. >> after the tsunami hit everybody just went into survival mode, and we decided getting everybody taken care of. ever since the tsunami hit we have been taking care of people, so we haven't had time to think about coping. just getting everybody taken care of is most important right now. >> secretary of state hillary clinton says they are doing a minute by minute analysis of the changing situation. >>> in japan, nearly 200 self-less emergency workers have become the front line of defense
citizens have left japan. they have already told americans to stay out of the 50-mile radius around the damaged nuclear plant. that is a much larger zone than what the japanese government is recommending. the state department is advising to put off all nonessential travel to any part of jaw -- japan. the airports are packed with travelers trying to get out. the death toll stands at 5,000. more than 8,000 people are still unaccounted for. survivors are struggling to find basic necessities and...